West Bank and Gaza - Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months)

Immunization, measles (% of children ages 12-23 months) in West Bank and Gaza was 99.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 99.00 in 2020, while its lowest value was 73.00 in 1995.

Definition: Child immunization, measles, measures the percentage of children ages 12-23 months who received the measles vaccination before 12 months or at any time before the survey. A child is considered adequately immunized against measles after receiving one dose of vaccine.

Source: WHO and UNICEF (http://www.who.int/immunization/monitoring_surveillance/en/).

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Year Value
1993 91.00
1994 96.00
1995 73.00
1996 95.00
1997 96.00
1998 92.00
1999 92.00
2000 93.00
2001 98.00
2002 94.00
2003 99.00
2004 96.00
2005 98.00
2006 99.00
2007 98.00
2008 96.00
2009 97.00
2010 98.00
2011 99.00
2012 98.00
2013 99.00
2014 99.00
2015 99.00
2016 99.00
2017 99.00
2018 99.00
2019 99.00
2020 99.00

Limitations and Exceptions: In many developing countries a lack of precise information on the size of the cohort of one-year-old children makes immunization coverage difficult to estimate from program statistics.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Governments in developing countries usually finance immunization against measles and diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus (DTP) as part of the basic public health package. The data shown here are based on an assessment of national immunization coverage rates by the WHO and UNICEF. The assessment considered both administrative data from service providers and household survey data on children's immunization histories. Based on the data available, consideration of potential biases, and contributions of local experts, the most likely true level of immunization coverage was determined for each year.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Disease prevention